Study: Some texting teens share traits with compulsive gamblers

An interesting study of more than 400 teenagers in the 8th and 11th grade, found disturbing similarities between teens who are always texting, and compulsive gamblers. Many texting teens will commit the same acts that these gamblers do. Teens will lie to cover up the amount of time spent texting, a ploy used by gamblers to make it appear as though their predicament isn’t so bad. Texting will force teens to lose sleep (notice how many compulsive gamblers have bags under their eyes?), and most compulsive teens just cannot stop texting. Change the verb from texting to gambling, the noun to adults, …

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